Voices Taking the Stage
Get to know your NAMICon 2026 speakers. Each one has lived it, studied it or fought for it. Together, they're bringing their most powerful stories, breakthroughs and hard-won wisdom to one place — for you.
Main Stage Keynotes
We Are Enough: Blake Mycoskie in Conversation with Dan Gillison
Thursday | 9 a.m. – 10:15 am
Blake Mycoskie
From Surviving to Thriving: Intentional Caring for Youth Mental Health
Thursday | 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Dr. Alfiee
Founder of The AAKOMA Project and lead of the MATTIE Fund
Conversations with Carnie: Mental Illness and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
Friday | 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Carnie Wilson
Grammy nominated singer songwriter, mental health advocate
Carnie is a paid spokesperson for Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. She does not have TD.
Fireside Chat with Joshua Bassett
Friday | 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Joshua Bassett
American actor, singer-songwriter, and musician
William and Carol Carpenter Professor in Psychiatry in Mental Illness Research, University Of Maryland
Deanna L. Kelly, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP
William and Carol Carpenter Professor in Psychiatry in Mental Illness Research, University Of Maryland
Impact Session Speakers
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Parker | Architect | Stantec |
| Linda Jackson | CEO | The Association for Community Empowerment Solutions (ACESWorld) |
| Brandon Frame | CEO | The Black Man Can |
| Sarah Phillips, MPA | Associate Director | The Carter Center |
| Ke Wang | Data Analyst | The Carter Center |
| Melina Griss | Medical Director - Neuropsychologist | The Hartford |
| Anabel Cloutier-Perez | Clinical Manager | The Hartford |
| Chuck Ingoglia | President and CEO | The National Council for Mental Wellbeing |
| Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen | Senior Vice President for Public Engagement Campaigns | The Trevor Project |
| Saurav Jung Thapa | Director of Coalitions and Partnership Engagement | The Trevor Project |
| Deanna Kelly | Professor, Director of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
| Muriel Kramer | Executive Director, Restoration Center of Greater Lowell | Vinfen |
| Scott Zeller | Vice President for Psychiatry | Vituity |
| Amy Watson | Professor | Wayne State University |
| Kellan McNally | Graduate Research Assistant/PhD Candidate | Wayne State University |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | (not set) | WNBA Player and Mental Health Advocate |
| Nichole Marie Schembre | Founder | Yoga Your Way® LLC |